Game 4
Lancashire 3 def. Cheshire 0
| 1895/96 County Championship Game 4 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/28372 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 29th January, 1896 | |||||||
| Referee | H Hutchinson | |||||||
| Venue | Wheater's (Salford) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,000 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 0 | |||||
| Lancashire | Scoresheet | Cheshire | ||||||
| H CHAPMAN | T | |||||||
| Lancashire | Teams | Cheshire | ||||||
| T COOP | 1 | FB | 1 | Sam HOUGHTON | ||||
| F BARBER | 2 | W | 2 | Jimmy BUTTERWORTH | ||||
| S LEES | 3 | C | 3 | H MEYERS | ||||
| H CHAPMAN | 4 | C | 4 | P SANDS | ||||
| Tom SUDLOW | 5 | W | 5 | J WORSLEY | ||||
| H VARLEY | 6 | FE | 6 | G ROBINSON | ||||
| A LEES | 7 | HB | 7 | J FAULKNER | ||||
| Billy BRIERS | 8 | FR | 8 | W FAULKNER | ||||
| E BONSER | 9 | HK | 9 | S WALKER | ||||
| J YATES | 10 | FR | 10 | H FARMER | ||||
| J JOHNSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jimmy LANGLEY | ||||
| T CLEMINSON | 12 | 2R | 12 | G MOORE | ||||
| P TAYLOR | 13 | L | 13 | T GIBSON | ||||
| T UTTLEY | 14 | B | 14 | C WRIGLEY | ||||
| W ROBINSON | 15 | B | 15 | J ROBERTS | ||||
Team Info
Lancashire
- Previous Game:
- 1895/96 County Championship - Game 3 vs. Yorkshire
- Next Game:
- 1895/96 County Championship - Game 6 vs. Yorkshire
- Out:
- J Winstanley (fullback), J Hurst (wing), W Unsworth (front row), W Nevins (front row), J Worthington (second row), A Hill (bench)
- In:
- T Coop (fullback), Tom Sudlow (wing), J Johnson (second row), P Taylor (lock), T Uttley (bench), W Robinson (bench)
- Changes:
- Billy Briers (second row to front row), J Yates (lock to front row), T Cleminson (bench to second row)
Cheshire
- Previous Game:
- 1895/96 County Championship - Game 2 vs. Yorkshire
- Next Game:
- 1895/96 County Championship - Game 5 vs. Yorkshire
- Out:
- F Saville (fullback), T Warder (wing), J Norris (halfback), A Taylor (hooker), J Mottershead (second row), R Morton (lock)
- In:
- Sam Houghton (fullback), Jimmy Butterworth (wing), P Sands (centre), S Walker (hooker), G Moore (second row), J Roberts (bench)
- Changes:
- G Robinson (centre to five-eighth), J Worsley (centre to wing), H Meyers (wing to centre), J Faulkner (five-eighth to halfback), T Gibson (bench to lock)
Match Notes
Reports suggest the game was of good quality, but could have been higher had it not been for the several inches of oat husks covering the ground which resulted in some difficulty for players to get good footing.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates
Sources:
News Reports
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